One of the most popular strains for medical use. A cross between Northern Light and Haze. Very potent strain with and intense body hand and a pretty long duration. Named after a legendary grower and activist.

5. AK — 47

Winner of the Best Sativa in the 1999 Cannabis Cup. Very popular with medical users for body pains. Great body high and very popular with growers cause of it’s easy cultivation.

4. Purple Haze

Very popular because of it’s intense mental high. Especially among artists. Jimmy Hendrix named a song after the strain and rapper Camron did the same for his 4th studio album.

3. Sour Diesel

Very fruity taste with gorgeous orange and crystallized nuggets. The high has a medium duration but it is very intense.

2. O. G. Kush

Very compact nuggets with a slight lemon taste. Extremely heavy body high with a medium duration. HARD HITTER.

1. White Widow

1995 Cannabis Cup Winner. One of the highest percentages of THC known. Beautiful very crystallized nuggets with a long, very intense mental and body high. A true legendary strain. A FAVORITE AMONG STONERS.

What is cannabis?

Cannabis is a drug produced from the Cannabis sativa (commonly known as hemp) or Cannabis indica plant, which is related to nettles and hops. It’s believed to have originated in the mountainous regions of India, and grows wild in many parts of the world.

The plant contains more than 400 chemicals, including cannabidiolic acid, an antibiotic with similar properties to penicillin. The different chemical derivatives of the plant can be used for medicinal or recreational purposes.

The recreational drug cannabis comes in many forms – herbal (dried plant material), resin, powder and oil – and is known by many slang terms, including weed, pot, grass and hash. In the UK, cannabis is a Class B illegal drug.

Effects and uses of cannabis

Cannabis is most widely used as a illegal street drug for its relaxing properties. It is usually rolled into a cigarette known as a joint, but can also be smoked in a pipe, brewed as a tea or mixed with food.

The main active ingredient in cannabis is tetrahydrocannabino (THC). One type, skunk, can be particularly potent as it contains two to three time as much THC as other types.

Cannabis acts as a mild sedative, leaving most people feeling relaxed, chilled out or just sleepy. It also:

Has mild hallucinogenic effects, causing a distortion of reality

Makes some people become more animated

Releases inhibitions, making people talkative or giggly

Can cause nausea in some people (despite the fact that cannabis can have an anti-nausea effect), while it quite often makes others feel hungry

Medical uses of cannabis

Cannabis or its derivatives may also be used as a medical treatment. There is some scientific evidence to suggest it may be useful in a wide range of conditions. But the complex nature of the substances contained within the plant makes it difficult for medical research to establish the safety or efficacy in its natural form, so its effects are far from proven or well-understood. As scientists are interested in the possible therapeutic properties of cannabis, they are working to gradually identify the active chemicals within (these chemicals are known collectively as cannabinoids). Cannabinoids activate a number of receptors throughout the body but especially in the central nervous system and the immune system, and so may have several effects.

Wide-scale trials testing the safety and efficacy of these cannabis extracts (or synthetic forms of them) are currently underway in the UK and elsewhere. So far there has been interest in the use of cannabinoids in nausea and vomiting, appetite, control of cancer symptoms, pain, anxiety and muscle spasticity.

For instance, cannabis appears to be able to help reduce the side effects of chemotherapy treatment, although not more so than other already established medications. The drugs used to treat cancer are among the most powerful, and most toxic, used in medicine. They produce unpleasant side effects, such as days or weeks of vomiting and nausea after each treatment. Some cannabinoids relieve nausea and allow patients to eat and live normally.

Cannabis extracts also seem to benefit people suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS), by reducing muscle spasticity and so increasing their ability to stay independent. The first cannabinoid medicine derived from whole plant extracts (from the cannabis sativa plant) came into use in the UK in 2010 for people with moderate to severe spasticity in MS who haven’t responded to other treatments. Unlike recreational cannabis, this treatment doesn’t cause euphoria – less than 3% of those in trials for the drug said it changed their mood.

Claims have also been made for its use in treating:

Migraine

Headaches

Asthma

Strokes

Parkinson’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease

Alcoholism

Insomnia

Risks of cannabis

There’s increasing evidence that cannabis use is linked to a number of health risks. It damages the ability to concentrate, decreases motivation and more than occasional use in teenagers can affect psychological development. Users can become anxious, suspicious and even paranoid. Heavy use increases the risk of serious psychiatric illness.

Users of skunk, a stronger and increasingly more available form of cannabis, are seven times more likely to develop a psychotic illness, such as schizophrenia, than people not using cannabis or using the more traditional forms. Cannabis also interferes with coordination, causing problems with balance, walking and driving.

There are other side effects of the drug, but they vary considerably and are less predictable, partly because cannabis has more than 400 active ingredients. They may include effects on the heart, such as increased heart rate and blood pressure, and damage to fertility. People who smoke cannabis are also exposed to the toxic chemicals in tobacco smoke.

People may become dependent on cannabis and find it difficult to stop using it, experiencing unpleasant withdrawal symptoms if they do stop such as cravings, agitation, mood changes, sleep problems, appetite disturbance and other symptoms.

The debate over the use of cannabis in medicine is highly controversial and emotive. Supporters of the drug claim it has wide-ranging benefits, but opponents say it is a potentially dangerous substance that can actually damage health.

Cannabis and the law

The use of cannabis remains illegal (except for prescribed cannabinoids as described above). It is a Class B drug. As a result, the penalties for getting caught with cannabis, especially on repeated occasions, can be severe. The maximum penalty for possession is 5 years in prison and for supplying the drug, 14 years, although an initial reprimand or penalty fine may be given for first-time offenders.

A report by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee in 1997 recommended the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. However, the British Medical Association (BMA) did not give the report tis full support and believes only cannabinoids – carefully identified chemical derivatives of the cannabis plant – should be used in medicine.

Advice and support

Occasional users of cannabis may be able to give it up, although they may find it harder to give up the general smoking habit. However, heavier users may need expert help to stop. Talk to your GP or local community drug agency or clinic.

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“Marijuana! Heavens, oh yeah. It’s just the stupidest law possible, given history. You don’t stop people from doing what they want to do, so forget about making it unlawful. You’re just making criminals out of people who aren’t engaged in criminal activity. And we’re spending zillions of dollars trying to fight a war we can’t win! We could make zillions, just legalize it and tax it like we do liquor. It’s stupid.”

This is my first post! Basically my reasoning for this blog is to perhaps write about my main interest,…. The cultivation of the best marijuana . Ive been growing for a few years now and I have to say there really is nothing like smoking your own Bud!

Why take the risk? Well just the beauty of knowing you havent been ripped off whilst smoking your draw is amusement and amusing enough. But knowing you can get another bit exactly the same and exactly as good as the bit youve just finished is …. well lets face it… it dosent get much better than that.

I remember the first time I was caught growing by the authorities. What was my reasoning for growing cannabis the judge presiding over my case had ask. To which I replied Im a propa ganjaman your honour and I smoke weed for the calming effect it has on me your honour, I need a draw everyday your honour but as im unemployed I cant afford dem extortionate street prices and to be honest your honour I dont like mixing with them drug dealing types afterall they are criminals and I’m not sure what it is they do with my money but would hate to think that my money was funding more crime in someway or another your honour! However Im guilty as charged and when I get home I will be setting straight back up so please may we save the taxpayers money? give me my fine and lets move on and convene at some other date in the future your honour? 300 quid fine …. have some of that!

Consider this… youve just smoke your last spliff and you need to find another score to buy your 1.8/2.0 and then you actually have to go and find someone to score that small bit of weed from. You hope it will be a decent smoke and decent size. Youve tried a few places and you are at the stage where you dont really care you just want a draw? Eventually you find one, hand over your dollar and carefully proceed to wrap up what will be another sub standard bit of Dog Weed… Still you dont care ..its took time to find a draw, we’re talking long man! Anyways you skin up and light your doobie… you take your first toke and you kno what it aint that bad in fact you convince yourself its pretty good…

Then…. Woooooosh what da fuck is dat brv … raas manz smelling po and its propa peng! Someone like me has just walked by smoking da shit youve heard about but only ever got to smell…lol manz blazing disgusting hehe pure filth… chances are youve just come across a grower!